Factors Underlying Observed Injury Rate Differences Between Temporary Workers and Permanent Peers

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• Personal Author:
  Foley M
• Description:
  Background: Temporary workers face increased risk of injury as compared to permanent workers in similar occupations. This study explores the role played by several potential risk factors. Methods: Injured temporary and permanent workers, matched by industry, tenure and demographic characteristics, were interviewed to isolate the association of temporary employment with several injury risk factors. Results: Temporary workers had higher workers' compensation claims rates than their permanent worker-peers. In interviews temporary workers a reported a lower frequency of exposure to hazards. However, they also reported being less likely to be equipped to cope with hazards by such countermeasures as experience screening, safety training and task control. Conclusion: Policies are needed to improve screening and training of temporary workers to assigned tasks, to discourage job-switching, to improve temporary workers' hazard awareness, to protect their right to report unsafe conditions. The responsibilities of agencies and host employers for ensuring the safety of their temporary workers need clarification in regulatory policy. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Environmental Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Hazard Exposures Demographic Characteristics Exposure Levels Injuries Risk Factors Safety Education Safety Training Screening Programs Task Performance Temporary Workers Training Work Environment Workers Workers' Compensation Workers Compensation

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050308
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2017 Oct; 60(10):841-851
• Contact Point Address:
  Michael Foley, Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:23fec6c9ee36254141b485216a849f7bec883e159c60e98475ba47834d42a249db2ed011694480d0b26881ebf78c6b578931104e0d9573d7e2de3403d574f342
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210715/cdc_210715_DS1.pdf
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